Thomson CCD, McDuffie County, Georgia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Thomson CCD, Georgia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Thomson CCD, Georgia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Thomson CCD, Georgia. The estimated population of Thomson CCD, Georgia is 16,338 people, with a median age of 38.9.

We can look at the total population in Thomson CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,338
+0.42%
+3.24%
2020
16,269
+0.73%
-
2019
16,151
+1.57%
-
2018
15,902
+0.48%
-
2017
15,826
- -

Population of Thomson CCD, Georgia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
46.6%
49.4%
-5.67%
Black/African American
47.5%
46.1%
+3.04%
Native
0%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
3.3%
2%
+65.00%
Asian
0.4%
0.5%
-20.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
1.1%
-100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
0.9%
+144.44%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Thomson CCD, Georgia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.9 +2.1% 37.8 +1.89% 40.5 +4.92%
2020 38.1 +1.6% 37.1 +0.54% 38.6 -0.52%
2019 37.5 0% 36.9 -0.54% 38.8 -1.27%
2018 37.5 +1.08% 37.1 +4.21% 39.3 +2.34%
2017 37.1 - 35.6 - 38.4 -

The median age of Thomson CCD, Georgia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,086 -5.87% 1,070 -12.71% 996 912
10 to 19 1,276 3.54% 1,191 +15.07% 1,206 1,312
20 to 29 889 -3.74% 949 -1.31% 836 932
30 to 39 816 +15.03% 1,119 +8.36% 909 1,213
40 to 49 729 0.61% 820 +15.27% 718 946
50 to 59 987 +6.49% 1,304 -17.08% 1,037 1,095
60 to 69 860 +20.08% 1,021 +21.88% 1,043 1,255
70+ 740 +5.71% 969 +17.89% 780 1,148

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Thomson CCD, Georgia is $49,884.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Thomson CCD.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $51,413.00
  • 45 to 64
    $56,128.00
  • 65 and over
    $40,313.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Thomson CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Thomson CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Thomson CCD, Georgia is currently $61,860.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.40% of households in Thomson CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Thomson CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    23.23%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    26.92%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.32%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.03%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.20%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.89%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.40%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Thomson CCD is $25,193.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Thomson CCD by the total population of Thomson CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Thomson CCD, Georgia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Thomson CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    11.89%
  • Bachelor's degree
    16.57%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    15.22%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.17%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.14%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Thomson CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Thomson CCD over the age of 16 is 12,866.

Of those people, a total of 56.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Thomson CCD is 53.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 954 37.80% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 1,024 78.90% 31.90%
25 to 29 years 744 78.10% 17.40%
30 to 34 years 1,020 69.10% 4.00%
35 to 44 years 1,660 85.30% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 2,114 78.50% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 1,124 65.20% 1.10%
60 to 64 years 1,293 50.90% 4.70%
65 to 74 years 1,868 15.90% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,065 3.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Thomson CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 6,476 54.20% 2.40%
Black or African American 5,725 57.90% 10.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 30 20.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 372 50.30% 0.00%
Two or more races 263 90.10% 3.40%
Hispanic or Latino 520 57.30% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,328 53.70% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Thomson CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Thomson CCD is 6,829, with median earnings of $31,548.00.

Women in Thomson CCD, Georgia earning approximately 61.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,829 $31,548.00
Male 3,336 $42,357.00
Female 3,493 $25,934.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 373 $63,523.00
Business and Financial 239 $54,092.00
Computer and Mathematical 99 $71,217.00
Architecture and Engineering 123 $63,988.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 56 $29,091.00
Community and Social Service 59 $46,012.00
Legal 8 $0.00
Educational and Library 510 $56,371.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 34 $133,068.00
Healthcare Practitioners 596 $48,864.00
Healthcare Support 256 $23,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 26 $48,214.00
Law Enforcement 67 $27,264.00
Food Preparation and Serving 433 $16,627.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 322 $17,364.00
Personal Care and Service 65 $17,946.00
Sales 700 $22,426.00
Office and Administrative Support 735 $24,428.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 55 $24,479.00
Construction and Extraction 414 $28,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 236 $53,026.00
Production 660 $44,295.00
Transportation and Material Moving 353 $43,326.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 170 $73,929.00 203 $24,036.00
Business and Financial 51 $94,081.00 188 $53,547.00
Computer and Mathematical 68 $0.00 31 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 123 $63,988.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 12 $0.00 44 $0.00
Community and Social Service 53 $45,655.00 6 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 8 $0.00
Educational and Library 143 $65,876.00 367 $47,317.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 30 $0.00 4 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 72 $106,875.00 524 $45,156.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 256 $23,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 26 $48,214.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 30 $0.00 37 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 308 $16,179.00 125 $20,625.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 181 $32,993.00 141 $16,052.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 65 $17,946.00
Sales 312 $47,623.00 388 $20,025.00
Office and Administrative Support 85 $80,733.00 650 $22,627.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 12 $0.00 43 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 414 $28,750.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 236 $53,026.00 0 $0.00
Production 350 $43,079.00 310 $52,786.00
Transportation and Material Moving 353 $43,326.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,345 households in Thomson CCD, with an average household size of 2.54 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,249 families in Thomson CCD with an average family size of 3.15 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,796 219 1,234 2,096
Average Household Size 2.91 3.68 3.75 1.2
Total Families 2,796 219 1,234 0
Average Household Size 2.9 3.37 3.69 0

Poverty

Of the 4,249 families in Thomson CCD, 10.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Thomson CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 7,211 housing units in Thomson CCD, Georgia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,345 87.99%
Vacant 866 12.01%

26.97% of the total 7,211 housing units in Thomson CCD are rental units. This is approximately 1,945 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,256 are occupied by the owner - or 59.02% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Thomson CCD is $750.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Thomson CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    144
  • Less than $500
    374
  • $500 to $999
    1,277
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    267
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    27
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Thomson CCD is $124,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Thomson CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    621
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,099
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    750
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    710
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    717
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    300
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    36
  • $1,000,000 or more
    23

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Thomson CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Thomson CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    199
  • 1940 to 1949
    67
  • 1950 to 1959
    700
  • 1960 to 1969
    830
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,362
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,320
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,055
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,308
  • 2010 to 2013
    357
  • 2014 or later
    13

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Thomson CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    529
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,831
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,341
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,644

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Thomson CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Thomson CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

23.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Thomson CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    101
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    478
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,354
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,332
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    495
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    188
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,233
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    77
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    281
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    547
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    246
  • 90 or more minutes
    50

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Thomson CCD, Georgia in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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